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The Saint Solar facility has been serving SRP commercial customers since the end of 2020 and is one of nine SRP-contracted solar resources delivering more than 650 MW of clean energy to SRP customers. The new battery energy storage system can store enough of the solar facility’s clean energy to provide power to more than 22,500 average-sized homes for four hours.

NextEra wants to build offshore wind transmission for New York and New Jersey

A subsidiary of NextEra Energy has submitted transmission proposals to support the buildout of offshore wind projects in New York and New Jersey.

FPL tops PA Consulting’s annual ReliabilityOne awards as repeat champ

For the fifth time in six years, Florida Power & Light was ranked as the nation’s most reliable electric power utility by a major consulting firm. PA Consulting presented its annual ReliabilityOne top national award to FPL. The analyses by PA includes publicly available information on average interruption duration and frequency. “Florida Power & Light are industry leaders when it

NextEra Energy’s coronavirus emergency aid topping $4M

Florida-based utility holding company NextEra Energy announced coronavirus (COVID-19) emergency assistance has surpassed $4 million in just one month’s time. The owner of Florida Power & Light, Gulf Power and renewables-focused spinoff NextEra Energy Resources, the company first announced its contributions on March 17. Provided by the NextEra Energy Foundation and the Gulf Power Foundation, the emergency funds are being

NRC approves extending Peach Bottom nuclear units to 80 years

Two Pennsylvania nuclear power plants could live long enough to become octogenarians. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced Friday that it has approved Exelon Generation’s application extending the licensing for Peach Bottom Power Stations Units 2 and 3 another 20 years. The renewed licenses now expire in the 2050s, which will be 80 years after the two units became operational.

Santee Cooper execs make quiet hearing appearance on abandoned SC nuclear plant

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Two current executives of South Carolina’s state owned utility who remain part of a criminal investigation into the failure to finish two nuclear plants in the state showed up for a meeting Wednesday after senators demanded their appearance. Santee Cooper Senior Vice President of Nuclear Energy Michael Crosby and Marion Cherry, the utility’s on-site manager for

Increasing Wind Turbine Reliability Through Blade Pitch Control Upgrades

Wind power generation in the U.S. is enjoying favorable winds. First, the cost of wind turbine installations has dropped by over one-third since 2010 as the cap…

Ten ways that power generation defined 2019: the top 10 stories in Power Engineering

Well, 2019 is almost in the books, and it’s been about as eventful and change-worthy as most other years. In other words, it’s been as intense as ever…

NextEra, Entergy extend solar PPA collaboration in Arkansas

Subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources and Entergy announced that construction has begun on a 100-MW utility-scale solar project in Arkansas. Work on the Chic…

SRP closing coal-fired Navajo, investing in solar-storage combos

Arizona utility Salt River Project continues to ramp down its carbon footprint by closing down a long-running coal-fired plant and positioning itself for more r…

Enel X, UMass sign deal for solar-storage hybrid on campus

The advanced energy services wing of Italian-based Enel Group will install a 1-MW solar photovoltaic (PV) and companion battery storage system at the University…

The TVA wants public help in deciding whether it’s no or no-go on harnessing the sun at Yum Yum. The Tennessee Valley Authority is seeking public input on…

Florida utility completes restoration of Dorian outages

Florida Power & Light reported Thursday that it has restored power to all of the more than 160,000 customers impacted by Hurricane Dorian, which is now barr…

State regulators sign off on New York wind farm

Eight Point will consist of 31 wind turbines on leased or purchased land across the towns of Greenwood and West Union….

EEI names Exelon Corp. CEO its new chairman

The Institute’s chairmanship rotates on an annual basis, and Crane succeeds Lynn J. Good, chairman, president, and CEO of Charlotte-based Duke Energy…